COMMON BOND
Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles
March, 2019

Although the two words in each pair below do not seem connected, there is a word that is related to both words and will form a common bond. If needed, the common bond words (homographs) are listed in random order below the clues.

1. FOOL - DRAIN
2. ISLE - CRUCIAL
3. WARNING - SHARP
4. TORSO - BUREAU
5. SALMON - SEARCH
6. TASTE - SPECIMEN
7. ASCENDED - PINK
8. BOX - MAST

Choices:
Rose, Fish, Alert, Sample, Spar, Sap, Chest, Alert

Answers:

1. FOOL - DRAIN - - - SAP
2. ISLE - CRUCIAL - - - KEY
3. WARNING - SHARP - - - ALERT
4. TORSO - BUREAU - - - CHEST
5. SALMON - SEARCH - - - FISH
6. TASTE - SPECIMEN - - - SAMPLE
7. ASCENDED - PINK - - - ROSE
8. BOX - MAST - - -  SPAR